Game of skill



Aug. 27, 1935. G. R. UR BACH 2,012,673

GAME OF SKILL Filed Feb. 20, 1954 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor;

George R. Urbach,

Attorneys.

Aug. 27, 1935.

G. R. URBACH GAME OF SKILL Filed Feb 20, 1954 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor,

George R. Urbach,

5 WWW r A ttornys.

Aug. 27, 1935. G. R. URBACH 2,012,673

GAME OF SKILL Filed Feb. 20, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 7 I9 72 is 7 6 Y I 66 a, 7T I Z 89 84 54 9 86 I I Inventor, Gemye R. Urbach, y

Attorneys.

Aug. 27, 1935. G. R. URBACH 2,012,673

GAME OF sKiLL Filed Feb. 20, 1954 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Inventor,

George R- Urbaoh,

B3 W min Attorney.

1 aforesaid principal objects, will become more" apparent to thosevers'edjin' tl'iefart in' the fol-- thatshOWnin FigZ; i

being played a second t' Patented Aug. 27, 1 935 N 1 This invention re tes to a ame of; skill "and has for its primary purpose;{thepiovision --of*a structure in ivhichthe game may be played only them inth'e pccketsselected.

Another primary purpose of the invention s to provide'means for returning; the ballsafterfbein'g 'playecbonto a central feeding-member in sucha manner that 'the balls -wi1l-always run by gravity theretoand will not becomest'onpe'd "one 'ag ainst the other'duringsuch travelj Further important'objects A fthefiriv'ention r o controlside in the provision of'vari'ous I'n-ean I the available supply of balls ar'ldto "p e eri't their "e'witliou the" Y of the required cfc in.--v

"These and other objects such as eside in the various combinations of elements as-'will be more,

specifically pointed o'ut in the claims', which combinations are devised to contribute to, the

lowing description of one particular-formofmy invention, as illustrated by'the accompanying drawings, in which: a

1 Fig. 1' is a top plan ing my invention; 1 r

'Fig; 2, a. side elevation with parts'cut away to disclose the interior mechanism; r Fig. 3, asimilar side=elevation90 around from View oia structure embody- Fig. 4; a vertical central section" on the-line 2-2 in'F'ig.1; 1

Fig. 5;- a top plan 'view of the ball receiving basket;" V 'T- 'Fig. 6, 'a top; plan view'on'an e'nlai'geds cale of themechani'sm with the basket and playing floors removed: i Fig. 7, a detail in vertical elevation from the inner side ofthe. ball release and feed control Fig.8, a detail intopblan view of 'pa'rtof the interlocking mechanism$and FigjQfadetail in vertical 7 section of the gate controlling the admission of balls into the central supplyt'ubep i Like characters of refernceindicate like parts riphralfedge in clos'' proximity to {the juncture throughout the several views 'inithe drawings:

l 'provide ageneral supporting structure comandextending horizontally outward th liv i ille ill 1 3 prising the, four posts n m 2, 43 "which tied together toward their 1 lowerends by the 1857 I ,ture is axshield l8 hereshown as being cylindrical in form' anda floor His-provided to entir'lylclose 'retained by anannular collar fl which 'extends v horizontallyover the glass and also" vertically doWnj-ovr theupperend-ofithe shield l-8."- i Oiithiap'ost l 'ltoward-its'upper end is m"o'unted abracket fi anda similar bracket -(not-'shown-)' is mounted} on the diagonally oppositepo st Hl'fa'nd by and between theset'wo brackets are carried the two horizohtally spac'edapart rods -23 rid- 24 whichinturri carryacasting'li A Supported hy this' casting 2 5 is a' vertically disposed cylin'clrical member Z'FFi'gEA open at its top-and bottom ends? "From the upper edge of 7' the memberilext'e'rids a' floor 2 8 outwardly 'arid sloping downwardly -wherefro'nito terminate by V anouter circular edge concentric with the axisl ot-the memh'er 21'. 5 This fioor 28=is provided-with irilcontaet withtheir 'upperedgeswith the 'glass by their outer edgesto 'havesecuredthereto a rihg' 38 which is spaced sorriewhat below the oute'r-Tedg e f have their inner-endsspaced closer together than are'thei'r out-er ends so as-to' 'f 'orm pocke'ts'f-he'ife shown as "terr innumlqeh -with openings thereto from -the' inner side',- these openings "being nar rower than the space-within the :pocketsL: I Also the inner edges of-these-plates -H terminateion'. 1

:common withthat. of theimemb-er' 21. to; have. the

inner ledges lot the ;.:p1atesl spacedja. distance out lwa-rdly from the uppenend;of;the member 21.; g1:

,Ihecasting 11.5. central y and e ical m ce ves .theret u ht.e.:re q ub h llo s nd e oath? lu i id i-whi h i heeqe d. ei r sh, 1;- Afi l gear 321s fixed to e spindle onthe under; of lthe cas'tihg" Z5 a a gear i33fwhich p s d sh t" of th e'fflocir T 28 with the cylindrical meinbeffl SO j an that a smooth'joint is formed therebetween but permitting the free 'rotationof the dish. Preferably the dish 3|, is provided with a central flat floor from which the dish inclines, upwardly so I? that the dish in reality insofar as its upper ex- I2 and I3. The"basket 3B is provided with an annular up-turned flange 31 which surrounds but is spaced from the fioor'28 and the underslu'ng l5 tions of said plate edges so, asto ,leave;penings under the band from the floor 28 between the 20 carries a collarfiq slidably fitted therearound. To this collar are fixed a number of arms 4| here shown; as four in number; {These arms 4! "slope 42 in the' basket and on up to have their upper ends; fixed to a band -('43 which slidably encircles t and-i Bin-movin th q w .3 up and w e t e. b n 8; h o ni eb twee jihe under side of the band-38 andthe-ring 30 maybe closed and opened accordingly. ;This travel of; the} band- 43 is accomplishedby shifing 8 tension 38, v

A tube 44 is passed down freely-through the tubularmember on which the gear 32; is fixed to the frictionally retained through thebasketex- "tension 38 and extends'on downwardlytherefrom {an appreciable distanceto project be10w h 1QW:-, -er end of that tubular member 39 and the-col:- -lar40.

{I {The basket 38, Fig; is'provided withthe holes 145, 46 and.4"l through which the rods 23 and 24 ;38: ;aro und toward the ;tube; 44 which extends downwardlythrouglrthe basket; The tube 44 is flange 48 in a peculiar-manner as best'shown in rier-swe ten? tnefflangesterts out frofif one "side 51. "Big was ptlrca' iied. Qiii .t'owardthe jh hat ffi nee $1 1 magma-th tortm im er ,-endjof 'the .flange to define (This. rpo t o p- "c ri ar u d h t; spaced d et on a ethe goihe fst e 95.51 nominee- Q in ring 30. Anrannularband 38 :is providedto'ex-v tend around the outeredges of the plates 29 but;

around only the upper and .notthe low'erpor-r" ,one side, is provided so that all the balls entervarious plates. From the central portion of thebasket-38b extended downwardly atube 39 which I outwardly under t the basket 3 6 and then turn I vertioally; upwardly to passfreely throughiholes the-collar 40 up and down a'long the tubular exined he w th-t extend andis further provided with an up-turned v I V l V p l {Anoperating knob 56 Figs; 2 and-5, is exposed flange 48 which is=provided to serve asa track ;to;,-direct ballsdropping down into the "basket provided-.withan opening; 49, Fig. 9, on oneside the tube 44, the space curving around preferably as indicated in Fig. 5.

The balls 50; here shown as ten in number,

Fig. 1, 'drop down into the basket 36 as will be hereinafter explained and by reason of the conical shape of the basket roll immediatelytoward the flange 48 and thence around in either direc-- tion to eventually come within the narrowed alley-way leading to the opening 49 in the tube 44. i For instance if a ball drops against the flange '48 againstf'the B portion-thereof the ball will will continue in their same line of travel into that alley-Way. This reversal of direction from the ing thefalley way are doing so in the same direction With'fOllU opposition at the immediate entrance ther eofh This construction very effectively'prevents jamming or piling up of the balls at of sufiicient lengthto carryall of the ten balls therewithirh A;collar 5 I 1slidab1y engages about the tube 44 within the basket 35 and-has a gate member 52jadapted to be moved over the opening 49 so that by shifting the collar 5I up and down alonglthe tube 44,thi s opening! maybe opened and closedaocordin'gly A rod 53 Fig. 4, engage thegcollar 5I and passes vertically down through anopening in-the basket 36 andslidably through aflange out-turnedfromthe collar 40 and downwardly therefrom-for a substantial distanee; A compression spring 54 surrounds the rod 53 to bear against the under side of the collar 0 and against a; stop fixed to the rod 53 toward its lower endso that the spring. 54 normally extending therethrough;on ,the top side of the flange extending from the collar 40 so that when.- ever thej-collar 40 is raised, the rod 53 will be on theputer 'side of the shield I8 near the top andis" secured to a shaft 51, Fig."7, which extends through the post-I3 and through a disk 58 carried on'the inner side of the post by a casting 59 Figs. -2', 6 and "7, which is anchored to the post. This disk 58 has a cable or spring wire 60 fixed on its outeredge and wrapped therearound to-ex tend down through a housing 6| and around up into the tube, the housing 6| having a ferrule 52 Figs. 3 and {if-on its endwhich frictionally telescopes over the lower end of the tube 44-. On

. the end of the wire 68 is fastened a plunger.

Fig; 4 which preferably has a square cross section so that it may slide freely up-and down within the-tube44' without causing anappreciable movement. of air therein. The length of the wire .60

I and'the diameter of the disk 58 are such that-the -the' tube 44 to ;rest one on the other above the we p plunger 83 and thenzafter closing the gate 52 91:. W h r hst e n v ewel ri t' m i t-t P t: a l z $031 .11 ?1 9W: the ro ndpropel the plunger 83 upwardly in the tube so the entrance to the'alley way. The alley-way is asto carry'the-balls upwardly therein. and eject them fromthe top into the dish 3|. v I ..;.The casting59'has an arm extending substanwardly beyond the limit as imposed by the pm H.

on the: outer end of' the shaft 'ifi'isi fixed a lever 15' which-has oneend' ofia link 15 Figs. 7 v

} a r moi-mews "tially horizontally ironi the' disk a to rockably I of substantial area; to be"contacted by theipin-ii -'extends inwardly over the 'inner'iace otth'e disk 583 'I'he inner-end ot this rocker 64 is slotted from the end S'thatapin'ilextending'froin the nner rgcego the dish may enter the slot. and lift-the rocker 64 upwardly as thepin} enters the sl'o'tl and is carried around, and to correspond ingly-lower the rocker -upon reverse travel. A rod 66 Fig-. 7 rockably interconnects this rocker M and alever 61 therebelow. This lever 51 Figs.

3' 'and '4 is hinged to the post J i and extends,

normally horizontally therefrom diagonally across under the collar!!! to the side of the post i3. Thus by lifting the rocker 6 4; the lever n -may l'iketvise'be li-fted to, in turn, lift the collar 40. Preferably the end or-the lever :61 adjacent the rod 66; 1s 'constrained j within a guide mg. '7

attached to the post is on the -'side' of the casting is removemrmm the' arm which carries the rocker 6], is'anoth'er arm projecting therefrom: to "rockably carrya shaft 69 Figs. 4 and8 which-is} snbstantiallyi parallel {to-the 'pin'ii. On the inner end o! the shaft w-is'inounted a housing '10 rigidlyfthere-;.=

tofi withinthis honsing is -pivotally swunga bel'l crank 'levenaboutapin H Fig; 7 to have a short arn'in; extending into the path of the pin 55 and a lbngezf'downturlied arxnfli which limits the upperswing sfmQ- 12 by striking a pin '1, the-arm 'lzjthereby being f-ree to swing downwardly but hehig pr vented"ham-swingin up- Thiisupon rotation 'of the'jlgnob tisyfthe pin 65 ma be carridaroiind clockwisefFig, 7, to strike tli iairrn 12'- and'oarry it downwardly so that the pin 65 may continue on around therepast without being stopped. However, upon reverse travel, 7

the pin 65 will st'rike'the arm 1.2 fromits under side and thereby cause the housing 10 to be rocked as the pin 65 moves in a counter-clockand;8 connected thereto by a ball the socket joint; The other end or the Imus is similarly connected to the endo't a lever 11 which extends horizontally across thereto from the post |2 to whichitisi hingedly-connected. The lever "is I here sh'ovifml 'igs. 6-8, as a tubular member with a i'latte'ned end engaged bythe link 16." The fiattened'end is supported ona transverse bar" whi'ch'is' secured to' the postsllland l3 Figs. 3,6

and 8.; The length or thelink' "I6 is "made to suchthat rotation of the shaft as will swing the lever I5 to cause the'l'ever 11 to beswnng through a range of travel indicated in Fig,;8 whereby such travel is from the'solid' line positiontothe dash line position. f 1 1 v A-rocker1ever I9 is rockably hinged to the lever 11 'near the connection therewith of the link 'I6 'Figs.':7 and-land extends upwardly to be rockably conneiitflifi the horizontally disposed link 80,1?ig"-.4; e theriend or which link is pivotallyfattached' enpper-end or a'lever -8| whiehis'piv to sideof the lever 11 to hang n ma wavera, the lever I being a Vf-shaped be the open ends thereof straddling fthe 1], Flex-f3. A spring I 82 Figs. 2 and T4 isfplaced'under-tension between the lever arm the vertical position? The upper end w en the lever 'i's carried aroiindinltoi-thel posi- M011 "as indicated by the -daSfi lihes il'b flg i il whereby clockwise travel'otthe pin ,Flgifll 1 will bring the pin therea'gainst to push the rocker lever therealong arid correspondinklytocbthe down-hanging lever I through the connecting link "80; .7:

1 -A bll-"crank lever t ee and-4's roclrably supported on a crossibe'am Bi -extending between the posts l2 and i3 to'have a leg standing nor mallyhorizontally therefrom inwardly to straddle by a;bifurcate'dend the-rod Fig.4 to ibe in immediate" contact within the stop flxed to the rod against-which the-spring 54 bears. This lever- 83 extends upwardly Irom*-i ts pivot and thence outwardly by an operating handle through the shield l0 Fig.1 6.--" Unless otherwise restrained,

by pushing downwardly on the operating handle a fof that-lever 83 outside of theshie ld' I, the

inne horizontally dispo'sed"iegthereof will be openthe m n; th sprih u returning-the L 53" is its riorm'al' position closing the gate 52. However the leverll is so located on' the lever 11 that -'when in itsj'norinal. iv'e'rtialj position, its lower 1 end is immediately above 7 the iinner 'hori z'ontally disposed leg-goi' the; lever-a: so that: the

'leveji tja' r'nay not then be operated hyitte npted inovement'of the 'eXtrnaLhandle.

-' 'Monnted within the shield I8 is ii-coin Qatmg hdx 'ssriesi 2, a aii'dfi which hasamhhei as leading thereto from} the up'per side'i gr A bove this funnel 86 is-positioned-a coin 'slide I! which extends horizontally thrOu gh th e shield- 50 theta coin maybe placed jinthe slide anii thn pus'hed inwardly Within the shi 'eld. "to. be released and d ped intb" the" tunnel as; 1 e ijuaht det'ails (if-this coin slide are not herein shown mildescribed-since this unit-is obtained con hiercially 'and does not in'itself'involve any novelty.; The

important feature is thatfthe slidellniay only be properly operatedwheri'a coin isplabct'thue in and then-when so placed; [the slide fl niay -he shifted inwardly sumoiently to 'strike the 'lever "II and returnittothe solid line-positiorg'as indicatedin-Fig. 8; A Iurtherleature 01' thisopera ,tion' ofthiseoi'n slide oi-1s that it has a down turned'inner end which is in the'path vof'an up I turned ever aa This lever as h eictension from a horizo ntally disposed shaft 89 whihis rockably'supported-ontheeross beam 84 and has an uptumed-a'rinfat its other-end adjacent the post ll',"-l*"ig .f4;-whioh has'a fingertnrn'ed over at its upper end-to normally hook-over the up per edge a: the lever il to'prevent littin'g ithereot. (See also Fig. 2.)- A leaf spring sll seenred to the crossbeam 84 normally urges this ai'niaainst the lever "61 and when the coin slide 81 is' pulled outwardly, the downturned end 'thereof engages the lever 88" to the finger away from the lever 1' to permit lifting thereof;

' Aftl' the gainehas-been played-, the halls so are leit 're stinson the annular ring with the slide 41in the lotvetdposition; The balls-cannot be removed from position until. the'coin slide 81 canrled a coin ir'iwardlyand-de sit'edit V "in the tunnel l6 as to have shifted t 1 lever l1 inwardly" toiperniivtheflpin IIyto pass'the rocker HI and ht'er' ithe slotinthef rocker arms '54. I'heknob is my then be'revolved t'ohave the, phi 115 lift the roeker arm ,el, and thereby in turn through thefrod' "lift the lever .I so as to move the collar upwardlyFalonm-the t'nbiilat I end of thegtub e M-onto-the-dishtil.-;

Thereforewhen: the co11a1'-40;has been lifted; not

only ;are.rthe ba.1ls,;50 dropped; into thegbasket 36 and allowed to 11011 :down toward 1 the: gate 52 but thelga-te :52 has also-been lifted through the rod 53 having 'beeni'lifted upwardly also v by the 1 lcollar: 4n; so :thatthe fballs 5 may 011 directly .undenjthei ate 52', throueht go n n l Ante the; tube 44; to, ,drop l dow-rrontov the' plunger 453., I.

- Following this, initialpperation of turni the H 1kIlOb156iina ount r-clo ktdse ir ct on: awed 'from' the outsi'delof the shield48);;thehand1efl5 is revolvedrin;.theclockwise direotion which car: fries-thepin around. away -from the' slot an up under;thejarm1125Fi$7rl10 shift-the lever l" back into vthe; dash line position,k liig;. 8,'.;ar 1d at ,the same timej-unwindthe wire 60 from; around thewperiphery of the dislg 58pand cause-the plunger 63; to pus 1 the. ballt lu-upwardly within the 1 4 le e .fi hdv he1b n; thf p e by reason of the, reverse travel of thegpin- -fii so as to lhave l e hd dte 52; atroee he. ni the i t e tube Th s u wa d movemen plunger '53 maybe. pontrolled at will so as to eject one hall at; a t me d Hose-desired from the 3 upper --'I.he;crankd3 mdy hen b t rn lp' a' to volve the; dish 3 l and cause theball; to ta1;e sorne such course as' 'i il ato nizb i h a h 1 h the di h 1-11,, e dish m y be ,set i td-rd d io that whenrthea-di nh slsu c enti ne et epel will tavelun tps eeslo in y tf n andi n tw en a :pair 5 l te th nbe oon ro e e dto ra l 1 nd d9 i h% sloping; portion by the speed at which the dish is rev v d-2 1m l ma be, hro t tl w j to the .upper ged of' the dish 3'! and then; given 1 an a d d i pu e rv m te i ad e ina ppr s1owina ow the ish: 1 hr deh q eratiqeto the l crank -3 5. This oontrolris efiected in an atft mptto place the b l de$ d potk tab e have a; definite score value the pl y dwtq; placeabe l i 11 .1 06

(o thewq erd l het mes V 29. may b zv rieda llfi trth 5;

asm ay be imposed by the following-claims;

. di met ica ly 95 a? a: factor b hi 5230 itv M n v t e be lt ueh 5Q. .QYWFPQ 9% 1 l t-* eiisl r el e i id i s a' is at le n t sl ';.-1Shou1d4forany" as nan -i et a ail to dr l o, the-tu e 4. th o a heope n after they-are dumped nt th bas te i e ph e ,5 3.11133 .be lowered by revolving the knob v55 back in he counter-clockwise;direction andto have N eration, the handle ofthe erank 83 whichextends' through the shield I 8 may be pushed downwardly so asvtotliftthe rod 53; and therebyppenuthegate ,52 o,v permit an .rem n balls in t b ket to -r9lldown into the tube 4 4 andthus become available :IQI'; playing. It v is to be noted that when the le ifll; sh t d y s; .we en zt m v r the horiz ontalarmoi thecrank 83, that lower end is rocked overto' come abgve a-st0p Bjgyvhich cat aq edcto th ever .1 t h p n 5 ingooming around into theslotof the rocker arm 5 4d t pedwand an m n erby asonpf 1 h? .iact; that the lever-v61 thenbeing held Qdownby; the lever BI prevents the rocker arm 6,4 frqmx ein di t d b hepin '6 s is t be seen that while any balls not previously available c eb ne anim t in.t /t r o e' bal h h ili vebeen nlayed n are es n v -.i g: 3 P3 111 9? elm ed .Qrdm p d down ll'lZbO- the -'.bask et, 36 on. account of, the fact thatzthe, arm 5;! can not be raised; After all of the ball lhav -h e ed, e ai n-t I movement as above described r fjthe lever 6'1 by nieansoi the-pin 65 While I have herein ahd described invention in the one best iormas now known to V alt- 301 8 10 th uctu aly i ma e wi h utlt ne h balh fil er oi in tia s -h ad; without idepartingjrom' the spirit of thein- .r n fifl in ma nvi w omrth d pe de 50' a the-fs 'otemay b o se v d a d Q- p ay o can tahe placesuntilthe coinlslide fl 'l is again 9D:- erated ato shift the lever TL back; so as, topermit vention and I, therefore, do not desire; to be limited-to that' precise ior m beyond the limitations a a gnq v, sq.-

, 7: 4 For agameof skill aqhorizontally'revoluble allin the-dish, means for revolving the hrowthe ball therefrom, .a floor closely t t elth dishf r all e ei n Po ke h 1 aa i lqba e o eni a i jrt x m ab e b a me ingh 119 m "fo m n -id a normal ,elosing thepoclget andretaining the: ball t e ein-i= t r tb l wit e 11 eu deme n Q9.- p r t e w t i he-sh sk t-fiq Q re v b i dropping into the: basket to; ,aee tral; position, a

Q'a t fi Ifi i .endweo rtqentm ret ining m n 1- 2 e e ittelq Skill; iz ntellil ev i dis a: ball in the dish meansifor revolvinguthe di tdthxbwthej g iten sketf ically' movable lba sk ru retndi r h 'fl q and f i n g leprme llxs 2 .Q. .;1I Q 29??? en remi ted t e hov- 4..

" shine -stack j to i the-limiting- -2,01a,e7a (a t ball therein, a basket below'the floor, guide means cooperating with thebasket.floorgtoidirect aball dropping into :the basket to;a :centralipositiom a tubeiextending; through. the basket floorl'and rztere minatingicentrallyoi the dish; an opening; into the: .-tube V: at; said central position: a gate 11011-2 mally; closing: .the tuhelopening a plungen in the. tube, a housing in which all of the-abovemech anism is -assembled, an operating, kDObl-llOCatd'. outside of lZhQUhOHSiIIg iHtGITCQXIH-GCEQQ with the. plunger, axleverltinterconnectediwith.both-i-of said gates, lever operatingtmeans' between said knobl and the. lever, means-normally retaining saidileverin an inoperative. position', andl'means fori=relea-J ing said IeVer retaining-meana said secondxmeans having a shiftable slide, a memberwshiftabletin androut of aknob arrestingfiposition; said slide upon 'be ingractuated shifting the member out ofthe arresting 'positi'o'm and said 'knobupon 'travel returning themember to its arresting posit-font: 3; In-a game of *slill; 'a tube;= one or more balls adapted to. be carried within ;the"itube', a plunger 'the' tubefi mahually operated control mem"- ber, means I interconnecting iithe 'm'e'mber 'and plunger Wherebyiotary movm'ent or the control member will move the, plunger, a stop member shiftable'toward and away from the control-member whereby the stop niembe when in" one peetion will limit the movernent of the I control 'mem be'r, coin controlled me'ans for shifting said stop member out of its Iirn'iting position; and means re: leasably engaging the "control niember with the stop member tocause th stop n'iinbe'ffltdbe osmium following t'ravel of'thecontrol' member egame' er 'skilLfa? layingb'all, aball'ref deiving pocket having a di harg'e' opning, agate shiftable across the opening a manually operated controlkmeniber, a rocker-adjacent the control Ine'niberFconhecting'" means b cpveefi tne rocker and said gate-5e; pin carriedby tlie'ciin'trol elem; berpositioned to "engagief and shift t *roeker upon predeterminedrotarymovemen f the con; trol" member to shift saidgate, an interlocking,

1 m Inber shiitable in relation to thecontrol memf berstop into the path ot" H iii el as d. rf h 15811. rsef r rt whereby said" rocker then can not be shifted reason ofgsaid stnp intercepting said pin, mid-1e coinp'ontrolledslid fofshifting the stop out of the path of the pin.

5. In a game of skill, a playing ball, a ball re-' ceiving pocket having a discharge opening, agate shiftable across the opening, a manually operated control member, a rocker adjacent the control member, connecting means between the rocker and said gate, a pin carried by the control member positioned to engage and shift the rocker upon predetermined rotary movement of the control member to shift said gate, an interlocking member shiftable in relation to the control membet, a, stop on the interlocking member, a rockable dog in the pathof said pin permitting the pin to pass thereover in its travel toward said rocker but engaging the pin in reverse travel, connecting means between the dog and the inter-v locking member, said last connecting means being formed to carry the interlocking member stop into; the;-path of;s id.1pintheforexthepin is arer; leased-by the ,dogin,saidreyerseiliavfi her by? said. rockerJ-thengcanqnot, be shifted ibyreason, f; saidv stop.:interceptingysaid12in, and aycoin 10911:;

trolled slidefor-shiftingthestop out of ;-th,e.;path 5 7 v of the. pin; a ball supply tube, means; forgdirect-j in'g balls into the .-'tube as:v discharged-ironithe;

pocket, a-plunger1;reciprocating5in, thetube; and; I

a :CdnRootingismemberiibetweem the, plungerg :and

controlgmember ,arranged'gtogcause the plungerto, 1Q} 'rnovegina ball (advancing direction moves away-from said rocker... v ,2 In a, gamezofs'kilhja lplayings ball; a,;.ball, receivingkpocket, having a ,ldischarge opening, .a=

gate-ishiitahle across; the zopjeningrra manually 1g, operatedcontroltmember, arocker .adjajcengthei controlimernher, connecting means. between the, rockerl and-said igate,;a pin carriedibyzthegcon-i troli member: positioned @to; engage .:and;,sl 1ift;;the

rocker uponipredetermined rotary movementgof 20 the control memberjtokshift said gat.e';;an inter-7. locking member yshiftable relation to the co trol member,- a stopiomthejnterlockin z member-pa rockable I dogsinthei pathsof; said ipin. permitting the pingto:passthereoveririiits travelatovvardzsaid '25 rocker -.,=bu t". engaging;.:the :pin inlcreverse rav'el;

connecting: meansxbetween: the ,dogiand in: terlockingmember, said-last connecting-means, being 'formed to; carry the-interlocking member stopi into? the zpa'thpf gsaid pin; beforethe pin 'is relefas e'diby? the dog in-saidreversegtravel, wher by said Lrocker thencan not be shifted by reasonof saidistop.interceptinglsaid pjin,:and a. coin; con-j trolled slide for shifting :the stop; Qutj-of ;the;-:path a 0f jthe pin"a bal1; supply' tube mean -f ing "ballsnntof .thettubez-afls rdisvhfirge frorn; the pocket; a; plunger reciprocatingin the tube; and a connectingjmember between the; plunger-and con: trol member; arranged to ;.ca-use the gplunge to move iin'a ball advancing direction'wliemsai rp n 40 movesaway from said rocker, a ball receiving basket under said (pocket; said tube pas sing through: the "basket; and {having a;.-ba ll receiving openingat the=fl0b11f1ine 0t the;basket; ;-and a ggate shiftable; overaithe ;tub e--'.;opening and intereon; nected. withrsaidnrockento move; ,in sync saidfirstngate: Inia gameiofrskill 7 layin b a cerving" pocket having a; dischargeopening, a gate ,2 shiftable.across-the: openingwamanuallyoperated control; member; a rocker; adjacent the non v trol member, connecting 'means, between the rocker; aand-:saidf-g,atei, a, pin: carried by the co ntrol memberpositionedto engage-;and,shift the rocker; upon predetermined rotary-;movement of r the control member to shift said gate latn interlocking member.shiftab1e;in relation tothe con trol member, a stop 'on the interlocking member, a rockable dog in the path ofsaid pin permitting the pin to pass thereover in 'its travel toward said rocker but engaging the pin in reverse travel,

connecting means between the dog and the interlocking member, said'last connecting means. being formed to carry-the interlocking member stop into the path of said pin before the pinis released by the dog in said reverse travel, where- U by said rocker then can not be shifted by reason r of said stop intercepting said pin, and a slide forshifting the stop out of the path of the pin, and

a latch normally intercepting and engaging said first interconnecting means to prevent movement thereof, said slide having a member releasing said latch only when the slide is returned to its initial r directa 3g ceiving pocket having a dischargeopeninga; gate shiitable across the opening; amanually operated control member, a rocker adjacent the: control member, connecting; imeans between the rocker and said gatfia pin carried by the'control member positioned to engage and shift'the rocker upon predetermined rotarymovementof the control' member to shift said gate,*an interlockingq member shiftable in relati'onto the control "member,'a stop on the'interlo'cking member, a rock' able dog'in the-path of 'said pinfpermitting the' pin; to pass thereover in its travel toward said rocker but engaging the 'pin in reverse travel, connecting means between the dog andthe inf terlocking member, said last 'connectingimeans being formed "to carry :the' i interlocking member stop intothe pathj of said pin before the }pin "edby the dog" in. said reverse travel,,

1 4 a whereby said rocker then can notv be I shifted b reason of said stop intercepting said pin, and a coin controlled slide for shifting the stop out of the path 'of the pin,-a bal1'supply'tube,means for directing balls into the tube' as discharged from'the pocket, a"plung'er reciprocating in the i tube; and a connecting member between, the

plunger and control member arranged" t'o ca'use the plunger to move in a ball advancing direction when said pin movesaway from said rocker, a,

ball receiving basket under: said pocket, said tube 1 passing through the basket and having a ball receiving op'ening'at the 'floor line of the "basket,

'and'a gate-'shiftable over theitube opening and interconnected with 'saidrockerito' move in syn-- chronism with said firstgate', and a secondary control comprising a -ga'teflever interconnected with said tube gate; "a lever normallyrestraining th'e'gate lever againstm'ovement, said interlocking stop comprisinga rockable lever and interconnected with the restraining lever whereby pressure'ofsaid pin'on'said stop will rockt-he restrain-' ing lever ,free from'said gate lever to permit it to be locked to open the tube gate.

9. In a game of 'ski1l,"a playing ball, a ball I receiving pocket having afdischarge" opening, a gate shiftable across" "the opening, a manually operatedcontrol member, a'rockeradjacent the" control member, connecting means betweenathe rocker and said gate,"a' p inf carried by theEcontrol member positioned to engage and 'shiftithe rockerupon predetermined rotary movement of the'control member to shift said gat'eyan' inter lockingjn'embe'r shiftable in relation to'itheccn trolme'mb'er, a stop on the interlocking-member,

a rockable dog in the path ofisaid pin permit a ting the "pinto' pa'ss thereo'ver'in it'sltravel toward saidlroelerfbut engaging the pin' in reverse travel, connecting means between" the dog "and the in terl'ockin'g member, said' last connecting means being formed to carry the interlocking memberstop intothe pathof-said pin before 'the'pin is released by the dog in said reverse travel,

whereby said rocker' then cannot be shifted by reason:v '01 said; stop intercepting said pin, and a coin controlled slide for shifting the; stop out of: the pa'th of. the pin, a ball supply tube, means for directingballs into the tube as discharged irom the pocket," a. plunger reciprocating in' the tube ran'd a" connecting member between the plungerland control'memberiiarranged to cause the plunger to moverin a ball advancing direction whensaid pin moves away from said rocker, a ball receiving basket under said pocket, saidtube passing through'the basket andhaving a'ball receiving opening at the floor line ofthe basket,

and a gate. shiftable over. the'tube; opening and interconnected'with said-rockerytomove in synchronism with saidfirst gate, and a secondary control comprising, a; gate lever interconnected with-said tube gate, a lever normally restraining the gate lever against movement, said interlocking-stop comprising a 'rockable lever and inter connected 'withthe restraining V lever whereby pressure of said pin cnsaid ,stopwill rock'the. restraining lever free from said gate lever to permit it-to-berocked to open the tube gate, and a limit m'ember carried by: said first interconnecting meansllocated to be in the path of said restraining lever when in its rocked position whereby said pocket gate may not be opened. v

I 10. In a game for skill wherei ployed as playing elements, a -ball receiving mem ber comprising an inverted conical'shaped basket, and a ball guidingflange arranged on the'floor .thereoi to curve around from near the upper outer edge at 3one side,;,ex tend around down wardly therefrom in the general shape of an oval spaced outwardly from the center of the basket,

and then carried back inwardly anddownward-j ly to form a ree'ntering alleyway to curve around and approach the center from nearly a reverse direction with a width restricted to slightly more than that'of a ball, said flange upon forming said alleyway being curved around gradually from 7 one side but sharply from the other side, whereby a ball'coming down around the gradually curved appr0ach'will roll on around into the alleyway, but upon coming around the other side will roll across the alleyway entrance, strike said curved approach, then reverse-itstravel under influence of gravity and roll into the alleyway, whereby all balls coming into the alleyway do so without wedging laterallybetween the opposing entrance sides. 7 g

a GEORGE R, URBacH.

11 balls are em- 

